Charles Town Dbq

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Difficulties of Settling in South Carolina
How come Charles Town was hard to settle? Did you know that before Charleston was named Charles Town? Spanish explorers were the first Europeans to explore the coastal regions of present-day South Carolina. A small settlement founded at Albermarle Point on the Ashley River in 1670. Which Francisco Gordillo did not attempt a settlement, he did anger the local tribe by capturing natives and selling them into slavery in the Caribbean. Within six months, the Spanish departed. In order to settle, you’ll have to adapt to the weather and conditions the settlement will have to deal with. Also the habitat could cause a difficulty in where they choose to settle. The geography of the land and the resources the …show more content…

According to Doc. B “A Description of South Carolina.” by James Glen. The land of South Carolina is flat and woody. This could be a difficulty for settling because enemies would have a better chance to capture and attack the settlers. There arise in many places fine savannahs, or wide extended plains, which do not produce any trees. Which makes it hard to build shelters and homes for the settlers. The country abounds everywhere with large swamps, when cleared, opened and sweetened by culture, yield plentiful crops of rice. These were difficulties for settlers to settle in Charles Town.
Resources were also a difficulty to settle in Charles Town. According to Doc.B. and C. The obstacles a cartographer would have encountered were barrier islands, the natives home, marking territories, and weather climate. It was usual to hear such Musick along the swamp-side, there being endless numbers of panthers, tigers, wolves, and other beasts of prey. The settlers had to hunt for food and build shelters. The settlers were afraid of the animals scared they would get attacked.
Diseases were a difficulty to settle in Charles Town. According to Doc. E “The Letter book of Eliza Lucas Pinckey 1739-1762”. The diseases the settlers went through was small pox. Small pox is a virus that used to be contagious, disfiguring and often deadly disease. Many settlers got sick and there were no medication back then. Settlers tried being ammuned to the sickness but it didn’t

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